The Hole in Your Culture
In his Notes Towards the Definition of Culture (1948), T. S. Eliot writes that “all parties live in amity, so long as they accept some common moral conventions.” While that may seem rather general and somewhat overstated, it is […]
LENTCAzT 2022 – 36: Wednesday of Passiontide (5th Week of Lent – “Tested on the commandments”
Daily 5 minute podcast to encourage you in your Lenten discipline. COLLECT: San Marco STATION: San Marcello al Corso Pius Parsch addresses the image of the Good Shepherd in today’s Mass in three angles. Also, on this day in the … Read More →
Day 96: Hannah’s Prayer (2022)
As we begin to read the first book of Samuel, Fr. Mike highlights the miraculous birth of Samuel and how Hannah’s deep longing for a son never became an idol in her heart. Today’s readings are 1 Samuel 1-2 and Psalm 149. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult […]
9 Bishops Express Opinions on Public Policy Issues
TOP (L to R): Bishops Ronald Gainer, Liam Cary and Thomas Tobin. MIDDLE: Bishops Michael Burbidge and Thomas Paprocki; Archbishop Joseph Naumann. BOTTOM: Bishops Joseph Coffey, Joseph Strickland and Timothy Freyer. Thoughts from Archbishop Joseph Naumann, and Bishops Ronald Gainer, Liam Cary, Thomas Tobin, Michael Burbidge, Thomas Paprocki, Joseph Coffey, Joseph Strickland and Timothy Freyer.
If We Lose Our Memory, We Lose Our Religion
fietzfotos Cemetery A civilization without a memory is an orphan civilization.
Archbishop Gomez encourages pilgrims marking jubilee of Christianity in Los Angeles
Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles preaches during a Mass at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel in San Gabriel, Calif., April 2, 2022. / Archdiocese of Los Angeles Los Angeles, Calif., Apr 5, 2022 / 15:13 pm (CNA). Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Ange… […]
Colorado governor signs bill codifying access to abortion, contraception
Colorado governor Jared Polis speaks at a press conference, June 11, 2020. / Jesse Paul via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) Denver, Colo., Apr 5, 2022 / 16:00 pm (CNA). Colorado governor Jared Polis signed a bill into law Monday codifying the right to ab… […]
Months later, nine Egyptian Christians still detained after protests to rebuild church
An anti-Christian slogan graffitied on a Coptic church in Egypt. / Aid to the Church in Need. Denver Newsroom, Apr 5, 2022 / 17:19 pm (CNA). Months after protests of the government’s apparent refusal to approve the rebuilding of a damaged churc… […]
The souls of Katyn—and Bucha—weep
When Soviet Russia, then an ally of Nazi Germany, invaded Poland on September 17, 1939, it quickly helped complete the vivisection of the Second Poland Republic, which disappeared from the map of Europe, its eastern […]
Lebanese president says pope could visit in June
Two weeks after meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican and inviting him again to visit Lebanon, President Michel Aoun tweeted that the visit could take place as early as June.